Yogi Adityanath's 'English-medium' dig over Urdu translation demand in UP Assembly

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Feb 18 lashed out at the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party after the party demanded that House proceedings be translated into Urdu as well.

He accused the Samajwadi Party of “double-standards”, saying they send their own children to English-medium schools but want others' children to learn Urdu and become maulvis.

The heated exchange was witnessed in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on the first day of the Budget Session.

The Speaker had mentioned that the proceedings of the House will now be available in Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Braj, Bundeli, as well as English.